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Supporters argue Bible verses contextualize art and literature as opponents say it is biased towards ChristianityTexas education officials are expected to hold a vote on Monday on the use of Bible readings in the public school curriculum for kindergarten through fifth grade English and language arts classes.The board listened to hours of testimonies from those for and against “Bluebonnet learning”, a new curriculum that will affect millions of the state’s elementary public school students. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/18/texas-bible-school-curriculum Author : Erum Salam Publish date : 2024-11-18 21:54:07 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Weihong Hu, a New York City hotel developer, was previously the subject of a joint investigation by the Guardian, the City and DocumentedFederal law enforcement agents have raided a hotel owned by a businesswoman who has been linked to potentially illegal campaign contributions to the New York City mayor, Eric Adams.Federal officials executed a search warrant on Thursday at a hotel that hotel developer Weihong Hu owns in Long Island City, Queens, according to three sources with knowledge of the matter. The hotel hosts a shelter program for formerly incarcerated people which has resulted in millions of city contract dollars

Two men, 36 and 68, killed and woman critically injured in apparently unprovoked stabbings in ManhattanNew York City police have arrested a man who allegedly killed two people and badly wounded a third in an apparently unprovoked stabbing spree in Manhattan, authorities said.The attacks began early on Monday morning, when the first victim – a 36-year-old man – was fatally stabbed in the abdomen at 8.20am. The stabbing occurred at a construction site where the victim was working on West 19th Street, the New York police department (NYPD) said. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/18/new-york-knife-stabbings-suspect Author : Marina Dunbar Publish

PM welcomes ‘encouraging progress’ in ties with Beijing after Brazil meeting. Follow today’s news headlines liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMore on that Xi-Albanese meeting, via AAP:Albanese, who visited Beijing a year ago, said there had been “further encouraging progress in the stabilisation of our relationship” and that trade was “flowing more freely” between the countries. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2024/nov/19/politics-live-g20-summit-china-trade-foreign-policy-aukus-interest-rates-rba-housing-immigration-cost-of-living Author : Emily Wind Publish date : 2024-11-18 19:39:53 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Exclusive: Stephen Cottrell, archbishop of York, says church is in period of reflection after ‘unprecedented crisis’ over abuse cover-upThe Church of England may need to rethink the role of archbishop of Canterbury after its “unprecedented crisis” over an abuse cover-up, Justin Welby’s second-in-command has said.In an interview with the Guardian, Stephen Cottrell, the archbishop of York, said he would welcome a woman taking over from Welby. But he warned that the responsibilities of the job may need to be shared more widely in future. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/nov/18/c-of-e-may-need-to-rethink-archbishop-of-canterbury-role-senior-cleric-says Author : Harriet Sherwood Publish date : 2024-11-18 19:00:16 Copyright

Sherry Rehman says rich nations should pay ‘internationally determined contributions’ to help poorer and worst-affected countriesAmid the endless politicking and inscrutable arguments at the UN climate negotiations in Baku, Azerbaijan, this month, it can be hard to remember what is at stake. That’s why Sherry Rehman, Pakistan’s former climate change minister, is calling on global leaders to “keep an eye on the big picture”.“We’re here for life and death reasons,” Rehman said. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/18/cop29-were-here-for-life-and-death-reasons-says-ex-climate-minister-of-pakistan Author : Dharna Noor in Baku Publish date : 2024-11-18 18:00:15 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Cable news channel’s top morning hosts seek to ‘restart communications’ with Mar-a-Lago meetingUS politics live – latest updatesMika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough, top morning hosts at the liberal MSNBC cable news network, have revealed that they personally met with Donald Trump about “a new approach” as well as to “restart communications” after vocally opposing his successful campaign for a second presidency.On Monday’s edition of Morning Joe, Scarborough said he and Brzezinski spoke with the president-elect at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida three days earlier about “abortion, mass deportation, threats of … retribution against political opponents and media outlets”. Continue reading...

Group were held after a meeting about what mining firm referred to as unsubstantiated claims regarding taxes and leviesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn Australian gold mining company has agreed to pay $160m ($A247m, £126m) to Mali’s government, after the West African country’s junta detained its chief executive and two other employees.Resolute Mining’s chief executive Terence Holohan and the other two employees were detained on 8 November in Mali’s capital Bamako, at the end of a meeting with government officials over tax and other state claims that the miner had previously said were “unsubstantiated”. Continue

Biggest US budget airline says it expects to operate as normal as it works its way through Chapter 11 processSpirit Airlines said on Monday that it had filed for bankruptcy protection and would attempt to reboot as it struggles to recover from the pandemic-caused decrease in travel and a failed attempt to sell the airline to JetBlue.Spirit, the biggest US budget airline, has lost more than $2.5bn since the start of 2020 and faces looming debt payments totaling more than $1bn over the next year. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/nov/18/spirit-airlines-files-bankruptcy-financial-losses Author : Lauren Aratani and Associated Press Publish date

US climate envoy says Trump won’t derail progress as GOP argues for increasing oil and gas production at UN talksThroughout the UN climate talks in Baku, Azerbaijanin recent days, US officials have maintained a studiously sunny disposition, saying that Republican president-elect Donald Trump will not derail climate progress.US climate envoy John Podesta said the fight “for a cleaner, safer” planet will not stop under a re-elected Trump even if some progress is reversed. White House energy secretary Jennifer Granholm said: “The absence of leadership in the White House does not mean that this energy transition is stopped.” And Joe Biden’s

Counter-terrorism commander says risk of contamination in Salisbury was not discussed with public health leadersPeople were not warned against picking up discarded objects after the 2018 novichok attack on the former Russian spy Sergei Skripal despite concerns that a container of the nerve agent had been left in Salisbury, a senior counter-terrorism police chief has said.Commander Dominic Murphy told an inquiry that he believed no warning was issued by public health leaders until after the poisoning of Dawn Sturgess three months later when she sprayed herself with a dose of nerve agent from a fake perfume bottle apparently found in

British PM speaks of ‘durable, respectful’ relationship and questions sanctions against MPs and plight of Jimmy LaiUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has raised concerns with the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, about sanctions on MPs and the deterioration of British citizen and Hong Kong democracy activist Jimmy Lai in his meeting with the leader at the G20.The UK prime minister promised a “strong UK-China relationship” but said the pair had agreed there should be no more “surprises” between the two countries. He said he was keen for a full meeting with his Chinese counterpart Li Qiang in Beijing or

After 20 people including 15 first responders killed in Douris, rescuers ask why state service was targetedAll the corpses had been recovered but still the rescuers sifted through the rubble. A paramedic carried a sack with him, filled with the charred remains of his colleagues. Every few feet he stopped and knelt down, assessing. In the twisted mess left behind by the Israeli airstrike, it was hard to distinguish between flesh, earth and the life-saving equipment that had melted in the heat of the blast.The night before, on Thursday, an Israeli jet had dropped a bomb on the salon of

Parents will be able to see who their children interact with and ensure they cannot play games with graphic violenceThe fast-growing children’s gaming platform Roblox is to hand parents greater oversight of their children’s activity and restrict the youngest users from the more violent, crude and scary content following warnings about child grooming, exploitation and sharing of indecent images.FromMonday, Roblox will grant parents access to a dashboard on their own phone showing who their child is interacting with, how long they are spending on Roblox each day and to make sure they are accurately recording their age, so they are

Up to 20cm could hit worst-affected areas this week in Britain’s ‘first taste of winter’ this seasonWeather forecasters have warned the UK to be prepared for “disruptive snow” and plummeting temperatures after an Arctic blast brought the coldest night of the season so far.The Met Office said the early hours of Monday had been the chilliest night, with the lowest temperature, -7.8C, recorded at Tulloch Bridge in the Highlands. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/nov/18/uk-disruptive-snow-weather-warning-country Author : Mark Brown North of England correspondent Publish date : 2024-11-18 11:16:22 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Carr last week accused big tech firms including Meta, Alphabet, Apple and Microsoft of taking steps to censor AmericansGood morning, and welcome to our US politics blog.US President-elect Donald Trump has announced that he has selected Brendan Carr to be chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the independent agency that regulates telecommunications. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2024/nov/18/donald-trump-brendan-carr-white-house-latest-live-us-politics-news Author : Yohannes Lowe Publish date : 2024-11-18 10:43:35 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The Matildas captain announced the news in an Instagram post, revealing the baby is due next yearMatildas captain, Sam Kerr, and her partner have announced they are having a baby due next year.Kerr made the announcement on Instagram with her American partner and fellow footballer, Kristie Mewis. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/18/sam-kerr-and-partner-kristie-mewis-announce-they-are-having-a-baby Author : Jordyn Beazley Publish date : 2024-11-18 09:59:40 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Starmer in Rio de Janeiro for G20 summit and is set to become first UK PM to meet Chinese president in six yearsIn her interview with Sky News this morning Bridget Phillipson, the education secretary, was asked if the UK would follow Joe Biden in giving Ukraine permission to use missiles to attack targets in Russia. She replied:The prime minister and the defence secretary will always keep under review what the Ukrainian government asked of us by way of support.We have provided considerable military assistance to the Ukrainian people in their fight against that terrible Russian aggression that we have

Powerful storm systems bring heavy rainfall, widespread flooding and landslides to Central America and AsiaTropical Storm Sara has caused significant disruption across Central America in recent days after forming in the Caribbean Sea on Thursday afternoon. It is the 18th named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season and the third this month. The large number of tropical storm and hurricane formations this season can be attributed to the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico being warmer than average, thus providing more energy for the development and intensification of these systems.Since its formation, Sara has affected Honduras, Costa Rica, Nicaragua,

Price cap for Great Britain forecast to rise to £1,736 a year for average dual-fuel bill, according to Cornwall InsightsBusiness live – latest updatesBritons have been warned to expect a “disappointing” rise in energy bills in January, adding pressure to household finances, despite earlier hopes that prices may ease early next year.The price cap for Great Britain is forecast to rise to £1,736 a year for the average dual-fuel bill, according to Cornwall Insights, a well-respected energy consultancy. This is a rise of 1% from the current price cap, which increased last month to £1,717 a year for a typical

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsThe oil price is rising this morning, after the conflict between Russia and Ukraine intensified last weekend.Brent crude, the international benchmark, is up 0.3% at $71.26 per barrel, having hit its lowest level since the start of October on Friday. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2024/nov/18/british-households-disappointing-rise-energy-price-cap-january-cornwall-insight-business-live Author : Graeme Wearden Publish date : 2024-11-18 07:23:47 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Indian PM’s trip expected to focus on trade and investment as oil-rich Caribbean country’s economic boom continuesIndia’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, will make a “historic” state visit to the oil-rich Caribbean nation of Guyana this week when the two countries are expected to sign energy and defence agreements.Modi’s visit to the country, from Tuesday to Thursday, will be the first from an Indian prime minister since Indira Gandhi’s in 1968, two years after Guyana gained independence from Britain. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/18/narendra-modi-to-make-historic-guyana-visit-for-energy-talks Author : Natricia Duncan and Neil Marks in Georgetown Publish date : 2024-11-18 05:00:29 Copyright for

Analysts say market is still relatively busy despite decline of 1.4%, which is unusually high for this time of yearThe average asking price for a UK home has dropped by more than £5,000 this month as the autumn budget caused housing market jitters before the usual Christmas slowdown.Average asking prices from new sellers fell by £5,366, or 1.4%, in November to £366,592, compared with the 0.8% decline usually recorded at this time of year, according to the website Rightmove. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/nov/18/average-asking-price-uk-home-drops-5000-november Author : Julia Kollewe Publish date : 2024-11-18 06:01:28 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to

City of Port Adelaide Enfield’s mayor says she hadn’t received correspondence about storage or disposal before or after bill passed federal parliamentFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPlans to dispose of low-level nuclear waste from Aukus submarines at an Adelaide naval facility have been unanimously opposed by the local council for the area, who say they weren’t consulted.The Osborne naval shipyard, 25km north of Adelaide CBD, and HMAS Stirling at Garden Island 50km south of Perth in Western Australia, have both been designated as “radioactive waste management facilities”

Campaigners want anti-racist content to be embedded in curriculum and for Black history to be compulsory subjectSchools and colleges are failing in their legal duty to prevent and address racism, say campaigners who are calling for the national curriculum in England to include an explicit anti-racism focus with Black history as a compulsory subject.A coalition of organisations representing young people’s voices has written to the prime minister, warning that “racism is holding all young people back” and calling for urgent action to “address the impacts of this growing crisis”. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/education/2024/nov/18/schools-colleges-england-accused-failing-legal-duty-tackle-racism Author : Sally Weale Education